Nicholas William Brown (born April 2, 1977) is an American lawyer who served as
United States attorney for the
Western District of Washington
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from October 2021 to June 21, 2023.
Education
Brown received his
Bachelor of Arts degree from
Morehouse College
, mottoeng = And there was light (literal translation of Latin itself translated from Hebrew: "And light was made")
, type = Private historically black men's liberal arts college
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in 1999 and his
Juris Doctor
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from
Harvard University in 2002.
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Career
Brown began his legal career as a Judge Advocate General in the
United States Army, serving as both a prosecutor and defense counsel. His practice included being trial counsel at
Joint Base Lewis–McChord, trial defense counsel for the
United States Army Trial Defense Service
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,
Fort Bliss,
Texas and
Bagdad,
Iraq, and legal assistance attorney and tax officer for the U.S. Army Air Defense Artillery Center at
Fort Bliss. From 2007 to 2013, he was an
assistant United States attorney
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for the Western District of Washington. From 2013 to 2017, he served as general counsel to Governor
Jay Inslee.
U.S. attorney for the Western District of Washington
In January 2021, Senators
Patty Murray and
Maria Cantwell recommended Brown to the post of U.S. attorney for Western Washington.
On July 26, 2021, President
Joe Biden nominated Brown to be the United States Attorney for the Western District of Washington. On September 23, 2021, his nomination was reported out of committee. On September 30, 2021, his nomination was confirmed in the
United States Senate by
voice vote. On October 8, 2021, he was sworn in by Chief U.S. District Judge
Ricardo S. Martinez
Ricardo Salazar Martinez (born June 23, 1951) is an American attorney serving as the Senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington.
Early life and education
Martinez was born in Me ...
.
In May 2023, it was reported that Brown has expressed interest in mounting a candidacy for
Attorney General of Washington in the
2024 election. Brown announced on June 20, 2023, that he would resign as U.S. attorney, effective the next day.
''Survivor''
''The Australian Outback''
In 2001, Brown was cast on the second season of
Survivor
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*
*Last survivors of historical events
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* Survivors, characters in the 1997 ''KKnD'' video-game series
* ''The Survivors'', or the ''New Survivors Found ...
, ''
Survivor: The Australian Outback''.
References
External links
Biography at U.S. Department of Justice
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1977 births
Living people
21st-century African-American people
African-American lawyers
American consuls
American prosecutors
Assistant United States Attorneys
Harvard Law School alumni
Lawyers from San Francisco
Morehouse College alumni
Survivor (American TV series) contestants
United States Attorneys for the Western District of Washington